So Spring Break has ended — a bit too quickly, it seems. My question is, “Did anyone really get a break?”

How many people actually were able to spend a week without classes and not worry about a big test or paper due just a few days after the week has ended? I personally had to cancel a trip to California to see my family so I could write a speech and study for three tests I had the following week. But therein lies the other problem: motivation.

During this “break,” how does one stay motivated to study? This morning after my first class, I heard a group of people talking about how they “planned” to study all throughout the week, but what did they do? They spent their time in front of the television, putting things off until the end of the week, later realizing how bad of an idea that was.

In my opinion, Spring Break is merely a way for professors to tease students into thinking they’ll get a chance to “relax” from classes and homework. What a joke.

Paul DonLevy

Senior

Food Science